Roofing has continued throughout March in fits and starts. The weather
has not been kind. The wind tried to blow Glenn off the roof one day,
and stormy weather has been in vogue. Nevertheless, the main roof is
done except for the roof cap.

The bump outs still need shingles, and the garage is not finished, but
Glenn hopes to get the roofing done the first week of April.

A bone spur has been bothering Glenn and also slowed down work, but a
cortisone shot seems to have done the trick.

Step 20: Dirt, Glorious Dirt!

March 22, the power was out for a couple of hours, and we ended up going
out to dinner. There happened to be a Nickel want ad, that listed free
dirt.
Glenn pulled out his phone and called.
Yep, free dirt, the only cost was delivery, and he got a good deal on
that. We put it by the walk-out basement door, since we need to build
it up to pour concrete.
Both Brian and Gabe and have helped push dirt around.

On Friday, the dirt guy called up, with an even better deal on delivery
since he was desperate to dump it somewhere, so we have more piles in front
of the garage to fill in there for the concrete pad. Who would have
thought dirt could be so exciting?

Step 21: On
Going Cleanup

We've also continued clean up. Dorothy spends time
every Saturday trying to pick up the week's debris so we won't have to have
another dumpster delivered. Gabe has been pulling the forms on the
porch and removing nails from salvageable wood.

Of course, there is some time to let the troops
relax in the warmth of the sun....

Step
22: Roofing Cont'd
April 14 (give or take) The roof on both the house and garage are
finally done.!
The weather refused to cooperate, and there was alternating wind, rain
and sun. But at last its done. Glenn is really, really glad to be
off the roof.

Step
23: Fixing Problems
Once again, we failed to pass the shear wall inspection, and the framers,
as well as the foundation guys have been back to fix things. Building
a house is a huge learning experience, but we feel like things are going
pretty well.